The Jacket I wear in the Snow is a perfect story for Christmas and wintery weather. This pack is full of retelling activities, writing activities and book activities. The activities included are: A cut and paste story sequencing worksheet A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two Worksheet- colour the clothes you would wear in snowy weather and in sunny weather A snowy day writing activity Cut and paste worksheet of what you wear in snowy weather-children can talk about the order the clothes are put on and paste the clothes onto the boy and girl. This activity is included in colour and also in black and white for the students to color themselves Graphic organizers Writing sheets- 8 different worksheet to list five things the old lady ate such as five things that are green, five things that begin with ‘b’. Plus a blank version of the worksheet Label the snowy weather clothes A Question worksheet Writing activity to make a list of snowy day clothes Two text-to-self connections worksheets A word search with vocabulary from the story Writing activity to write three sentences and draw a picture

Creepy Carrots is one of my favourite read-aloud books to use with my class. The pack includes: A craftivity to create your own unique Creepy carrot A literacy center with CVC carrots to make Cause and effect worksheets- three versions Beginning, middle and end of story worksheet Jasper’s character traits Comprehension worksheets- two versions My favourite part of the story- draw and write worksheet Graphic organizers- three versions Instructional writing- Jasper’s plan- worksheets for drawing and writing Cut and paste sentence making activity Writing activity- My plan to stop the creepy carrots Retell the story writing worksheet Drawing activity- what does Jasper think he sees and what does he really see? What happens next- three worksheets to draw and write Writing activity- What will the carrots do next? Write and draw about Jasper Writing activity- If Creepy carrots were following me, i would…

A bright and colourful set of alphabet crayons-great for displays, flashcards, games etc This is a CD with three great alphabet crayons sets. One has the lower and upper case alphabet, a second has just the lower case letters and a third has just upper case alphabet. These would make a great display for your classroom. Alternatively they could be used as flashcards when teaching the sounds. The lower case and upper case crayons could also be used to play matching pairs or used to make a display for the children to match the lower case letter to the upper case letter. The crayons are in files with three crayons on each A4 page. However you could change your printer settings to print the crayons larger or smaller. The font used on the crayons is Sassoon Primary Infant which is widely used in Primary schools. The crayons are saved as PDF files and can be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for free from their website or is probably already on your computer.

Colour posters showing the different animals in the story · Display banner- a long colourful display banner · A colourful display border Number line- A colourful number line to 50 on the animals in the story · A4 display pages- 4 different page borders to quickly display work · Writing pages- black and white page borders to use when writing about the story or to add to the writing area · A colourful bingo game · Matching pairs game · Story words- each card is decorated with an African design border · A4 word card- with words and pictures · Information fact cards about the different animals in the story · Colour posters of the characters- Handa, Akeyo and Grandma · Face masks to make of the characters · Counting cards up to 10 with the number and the correct number of animals to count · Coloured story sequencing pictures · A small world background- great to use with small world characters or in the sand tray for retelling the story · Various worksheets- Match the animal to the name, write about the story and your favourite part of the story · Colouring posters of the characters and animals · Large black and white pictures to colour and sequence

A great set of resources for the Fairy Tale of ‘Snow White and Seven Dwarfs’ on a handy disk for you to print out and use again and again. The pack includes: A large display title- this is decorated with pictures of the Seven Dwarfs Large characters in colour and black and white- great for creating displays or also great to laminate, add velcro to the back and the children to use to retell the story on a flannel board Story word cards on apple shapes A large game to make and play- find the most diamonds in the mine to win A colourful Snow White themed bingo game Black and white face masks for the children to decorate and make Snow White themed dominoes game Finger puppets to colour and make of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the other characters in the story Question cards with questions relating to the story- these are great to add to a display A word mat to help when writing about the story Photo frames of the seven dwarfs- these look great on a display and would also be great to use as part of a role play area of the Seven Dwarfs house

Celebrate the Christmas holidays with this activity pack which accompanies the book ‘The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas’ by Laura Murray. The pack includes: Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in blackline Sequencing worksheet cut and paste Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organizers Character traits- what do the children say about their teacher My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity Doing something special writing activity- three different sheets to choose from Asking question- Think of Who, What, When, Where and Why questions to ask the Gingerbread Man Retell the story writing worksheet, writing and drawing worksheet and drawing worksheet allowing you to differentiate Alphabetical order- order the professions in alphabetical order Text-to-self connections- Who did the Gingerbread Man thank and who would you like to thank- two different worksheets Three what happens next drawing and writing worksheets Who did the Gingerbread Man meet in the town- draw and write some of the people he met True or False sentences about the story- differentiated versions Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts

This book companion is based on the book ‘The Lonely Scarecrow’ by Tim Preston and contains a variety of activities and colorful sequencing cards. The packet contains: A set of colorful sequencing cards Cause and effect worksheets- three versions The lonely scarecrows character traits My favorite part of the story- draw and write worksheet Graphic organizers- three versions Label the scarecrow- two versions to cut and paste or write the labels Writing activity- write a letter to the animals from the scarecrow- three versions Retell the story writing worksheet My scarecrow worksheets- three different versions for differentiation The Lonely Scarecrow grid- The Lonely Scarecrow has, lives, feels Writing activity- write three sentences about the lonely scarecrow Feelings worksheets- draw the faces on the scarecrow to show how he feels at the beginning and the end of the story or write how he feels at the beginning, middle and end of the story True or False- read the statements about the story and decide which are true or false plus an extra worksheet to write some of your own true and false statements A bonus scarecrow game

The story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar is loved by all children! This pack supports the book and is Common Core aligned but also suitable for the National Curriculum. The pack includes: A set of sequencing pictures in color and black line Initial sounds worksheets and cut and paste activities Comprehension picture cards with a choice of two or three answers to choose Graphic organizers Writing activities including drawing and write their favorite part of the story, drawing and writing what happens next and writing what they would eat if they were the caterpillar Sequence worksheets Text-to-self connections worksheets A set of colored vocabulary cards Plus a bonus Math book to trace and count the pictures to 10.

This book companion accompanies the lovely story of ‘The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin’ by Joe Troiano. The activities include: A craftivity to make your own Spookley Colored Sequencing cards to retell the story Character traits of Spookley writing sheet My favorite part of the story drawing and writing Graphic organisers All about Spookley worksheet Beginning, middle and end drawing or writing sheet Cause and effect worksheet plus a blank worksheet for the teacher to part fill or for more able children to fully complete by themselves Feelings worksheets I am special worksheet - compare how Spookley was special to how they are special If I were a pumpkin drawing and writing sheet Make the sentences cut and paste Making comparisons- a venn diagram to compare Spokley to the other pumpkins Retell the story writing worksheet Retell the story cut and paste picture worksheet Text-to-self connections - How Spookley helped and how they have helped someone Write three sentences about Spookley worksheet PLUS a bonus matching pairs game!

The pack includes: Large characters and story props pictures- these would be great on a display or are good when laminated and velcro added to the back for the children to use on a flannel board Small characters and story props pictures with A4 sized playboard- these are great for table top play and also great when laminated and stored with the story book or included in a story sack Story word cards- these are good for displays and also to use in the writing area when writing about the story Sentence cards to sequence of the story of The Billy Goats Gruff Black and white pictures of the characters and story props for the children to colour or collage Black and white and colour face masks of the Billy Goats and Troll A colourful bingo game with pictures from the story A matching pairs game with pictures from the story A large colourful board game to make including die and characters to make Finger puppets to colour and make- great for retelling the story and including in your story sack Photos of real goats A rhyming word wheel to generate rhyming words Plus many other resources.

Snowmen at Night is a lovely story for Winter. This book companion includes: Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in blackline Sequencing worksheet cut and paste Graphic organizers Sequence the sentences to retell the story My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity If I were a snowman activity sheet Label the snowman- two versions for writing or cut and paste ‘My Snowman’ writing activity Snowman Can, Have, Are grid Story map- draw in the missing parts of the story- two versions for differentiation Text-to-self connections- What do the snowmen and you do at night, What do the snowman and you do in the snow Three ‘What happens next’ drawing and writing worksheets Two worksheets for students to list or draw the things the snowmen did at night Writing activity to write about what they would do at night if they were snowmen- a writing and a drawing version Writing activity- What do the snowmen do at night in the story and what do they think snowmen really do at night Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts

Three colourful sets of alphabet bunting to hang in your classroom or the outside area- Just print and display! Each flag is approximately A4 in size but can be printed smaller The pack includes: Set 1 The letters of the alphabet on colourful star flags Set 2 Bunting flags with letters and a picture on each flag Set 3 To be made double sided or displayed side by side- the flags have the letter on one and pictures beginning with that sound on the other All of the sets are also included in black and white so they can be coloured in- they contain extra blank flags so that they can be made as a whole class activity with each child decorating their own flag- a great new term activity!

Two colourful initial sound bingo games In the set there are two sets of bingo game cards. Each set has 20 different bingo playing cards so they can be used for a whole class (the cards can be repeated for a larger class) or for group games. One bingo game has colourful pictures and other set has letters. The bingo games can be played in various ways- by calling a letter and the child covering a picture if it begins with that sound, by calling a letter and covering the letter on their board, by calling a picture and covering the initial sound letter or by calling a picture and covering that picture on their board. The calling cards can also be used in various ways- to play the bingo games, to play matching games to match pictures, letters or picture and initial sound, for phonics displays and many more ways. Also included in the pack is an activity sheet with details of these games and others that can be played using this resource. The bingo boards are approximately A4 size but by altering printer settings prior to printing you could print them larger or smaller.

Three colourful sets of alphabet bunting to hang in your classroom or the outside area- Just print and display! Each flag is approximately A4 in size but can be printed smaller The pack includes: Set 1 The letters of the alphabet on colourful star flags Set 2 Bunting flags with letters and a picture on each flag Set 3 To be made double sided or displayed side by side- the flags have the letter on one and pictures beginning with that sound on the other All of the sets are also included in black and white so they can be coloured in- they contain extra blank flags so that they can be made as a whole class activity with each child decorating their own flag- a great new term activity!